HARVEY, by Alan Maskell

HARVEY

by Alan Maskell

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1.	Angel in the Night 05:23	lyrics	buy track
Tiredness moves in like a blanket to your soul Numbing every sense, as the darkness takes control Every mile leading nowhere, at least that's how it seems Like the static on the radio, holds attention The anger and emotion playing tricks upon your mind It’s a kind of sensual tension, whose essence you won't find Replaying conversations, all the things you would have said But with moments of regret to break the boredom Won't you be my Angel in the Night Can you guide me safely home tonight Will you be the Saviour from my dreams Guide me home, Lead me home With you I can never be alone There is no form or pattern, endless darkness, beams of light A star to keep me safe, I feel you watching me tonight Is it a foolish dream that holds a ransom to your heart It’s the haunting hope that is a new beginning Won't you be my Angel in the Night Can you guide me safely home tonight Will you be the Saviour from my dreams Guide me home, Lead me home With you I can never be alone When I call out will you be there When I need you will you still care Drifting onwards pulled through the night Driven by an all-inspiring love Won't you be my Angel in the Night Can you guide me safely home tonight Will you be the Saviour from my dreams Guide me home, Lead me home With you I can never be alone Won't you be Won't you be Won't you be My Angel
2.	Harvey 04:41	lyrics	buy track
Hey there Harvey I need you here today I know that you're not real But I want you anyway Hold on Harvey won’t you look inside my mind Can you tell me what you see Please tell me what you find Well maybe Alice wasn't crazy Maybe she'd not taken drugs She was just looking for a friend that day When the strangest creatures showed her love And on the days that I feel lonely And question can I find my way Who will be there to help and guide me To be my voice through this big haze Hey there Harvey I need you here today I know that you're not real But I want you anyway Hold on Harvey won’t you look inside my mind Can you tell me what you see Please tell me what you find Maybe you could be my Talisman The one who brings me better luck Breaks down the walls on my reality And help my senses search for love Sometimes others stand in judgement Condemn things they don't understand The line from madness to compassion Lost to the tide across the sand Hey there Harvey I need you here today I know that you're not real But I want you anyway Hold on Harvey won’t you look inside my mind Can you tell me what you see Please tell me what you find
3.	Stonetown 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Hustling in the market place Drinking beer in Freddie's place Boat out to the coral reef See what beauty lies beneath Every doorway so unique Throws it's shadow on the street Chronicles a clouded past It's secrets locked inside Going down to Stonetown See the colours now, come smell the spice Everywhere in Stonetown There's History and Life Once this was a slaving town The manacles are different now Then became the land of spice but now it feeds the tourist life The tall ships came to port no more Their human trade became unsure Merchants found another score And headed for the seas Heading back to Stonetown See the colours now, come smell the spice Everywhere in Stonetown There's History and Life Some places you never forget Etch their way Inside your mind Leave things as you find them Only footprints behind Heading Back to Stonetown See the colours now, come smell the spice Everywhere in Stonetown There's History and Life There is history and there is life.
4.	The Artist 05:15	lyrics	buy track
You see colours and rainbows where others see grey Adding texture and feeling to the darkest of days When your vision is struggling you find shading and lines Every stroke of the brush, capturing time With words, image or form, It’s a feast for the mind And a pallette so rich certain pleasure you'll find Then as colours dry out, the true image appears But the work standing trial,is the one thing you fear Oh find your place in the world and be who you need to be Oh make the most of your skill hold on to those senses as long as can be You're an artist You may never be wealthy, finding richness in life A sublime dedication you will more than survive As the doubters speak up who can say this is wrong The art will remain long after the artist has gone Oh find your place in the world and be who you need to be Oh make the most of your skill Hold on to those senses as long as can be You're an artist You place colours and rainbows where others see grey Adding texture and feeling to the darkest of days When vision is struggling you find phrase and rhymes Every stroke of the pen capturing time Oh find your place in the world and be who you need to be Oh make the most of your skill Hold on to those senses As long as can be You're an artist
5.	Silent Hero 03:56	lyrics	buy track
Some they are the fallen Others make the trip back home Though they carry many images Trying not to let it show Taking this with good grace and the honour to be seen But it can bring a lifetime Of bad dreams He was a Silent Hero Like so many gone before Played his part for King and Country in some damned unwanted War He didn't look for praise Or to shout it to the World But just to hold his pride To be back with his girl He was a Silent Hero Like so many gone before Played his part for King and Country in some damned unwanted War With every passing year Yet Another pointless brawl We create so many Martyr's Whatever is the cause He was a Silent Hero Like so many gone before Play their part for King and Country in some damned unwanted War in some crazy mixed up war in some damned unwanted war
6.	From Afar 04:49	lyrics	buy track
I see you everyday, but you never look my way I'm not sure you even know I'm here But I can't stop picturing you, in every little thing I do You're the very thing I hold most dear Whether or not they ever come true In my dreams I'll forever be Loving you Whether or not we ever find time You will always be in my mind I'd dream perhaps some day,Your smile will light my way And we could live together happily But I know this could never be, as we see things so differently Two Hearts could never touch so tenderly Whether or not they ever come true In my dreams I'll forever be Loving you Whether or not we ever find time You will always be in my mind Sometimes , when you pass me by a single look will make me smile A moments happiness so swiftly gone But if you are happy, I will accept what I must do and hope the pain of separation won't last long Whether or not they ever come true In my dreams I'll forever be Loving you Whether or not we ever find time You will always be in my mind You will always be on my mind
7.	Hunting ( How did we get this far ?) 04:44	lyrics	buy track
I was reading, about a boy Who'd lost his fight to live, was his parents pride and joy But it was crazy, got out of hand The Angel from across the sea who gave them hope, then let them down But the stories that you read are the ones they want to sell Every one has their own angle, with a twist left in the tail There's no time left to think, and no time left to see When opinions become facts it's a hollow victory How did we get this far ? I was reading, about a man Lost his family in a fire, but he couldn't understand who's to blame and what's the cause With all unanswered questions, and so many more locked doors But the stories that you read are the ones they want to sell Every one has their own angle, with a twist left in the tail There's no time left to think, and no time left to see When opinions become facts it's a hollow victory How did we get this far ? I was reading, about a man Who thought he ruled the Free World but he didn't understand You need respect, you need to give, For we are all born humble with an equal right to live But the stories that you read are the ones they want to sell Every one has their own angle, with a twist left in the tail There's no time left to think, and no time left to see When opinions become facts it's a hollow victory How did we get this far? How did we get this far? How did we get this far?
8.	Rose Tattoo 05:29	lyrics	buy track
Long ago when we were young ........ On George's hill we used to race Our battered prams on gravel tracks Along the green we'd build our dens Imagined battles, won and lost Long ago when we were young ........ A time of innocence we felt A simpler world than we see now When one days wars were soon forgot And dusk seemed slow to take it's bow I'll Place a Star up in the Sky On this Sleepless Night with You I'll slowly lift my Glass and I Drink a Silent toast to you And the Rose Tattoo Long ago when we were young ........ We'd never guess worlds drift apart Now different stories we can tell Bonds of blood and friendship Holding on as some strong spell Long ago when we were young ........ The world we grew into long gone That Innocence exchanged for greed Things once so grand now seems so small But lessons learnt you now Believe I'll Place a Star up in the Sky On this Sleepless Night with You I'll slowly lift my Glass and I Drink a Silent toast to you And the Rose Tattoo Experiences shared can bond and teach and heal Every tumble graze and bruise can shape the way you feel I'll Place a Star up in the Sky On this Sleepless Night with You I'll slowly lift my Glass and I Drink a Silent toast to you And the Rose Tattoo Long ago when we were young..........
9.	Overload 04:25	lyrics	buy track
Everyday another mountain left to climb A vapour trail across the sky Every little picture tells a sorry tale And every politician lies Another country falls, another flood The money men grow rich once again I get tired sometimes Choices that I never made Tomorrow it comes round again It’s all too much, Information overload It’s all too much for me I dream, I fly, another mile up the road It’s all too much for me Everyday, the story doesn’t really change An urge to say the things that you don’t need You sometimes wish that you had sold your soul But the devil is far too close to see Stop and think about it Perhaps it’s time to doubt A little revolution and your free It’s all too much, Information overload It’s all too much for me I dream, I fly, another mile up the road It’s all too much for me Communication, is this the age that we grew into There’s no escape nowhere to hide Is this just a storm, before the freaks surround you Beneath an ever rising tide Smoke and Mirrors was all they said it was But every single sceptic has their day He’s wired for sound, but it was just that simple The narrow line from work to play Stop and think about it Perhaps it’s time to doubt A little revolution and your free It’s all too much, Information overload It’s all too much for me I dream, I fly, another mile up the road It’s all too much for me
10.	Wind Across the Water 04:21	lyrics	buy track
May you feel calm at the end of the day Finding peace in your heart whatever's thrown your way Be careful what you wish for your nightmares may come true If greed will overtake you , there's a better way to choose Let the Wind across the water blow you home The sound of Wind across the water may be the best you'll ever know May you find time for those you love Before it is too late to say the things you're dreaming of Can you forgive the madness of the few As this world spins round in turmoil never let it get to you Let the Wind across the water blow you home The sound of Wind across the water may be the best you'll ever know May you find a soulmate for your heart Who'll comfort and protect you whenever things are hard And you will shine like a beacon silent, bright With a peace and purity to light your darkest night Let the Wind across the water blow you home The sound of Wind across the water may be the best you'll ever know

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released May 18, 2018

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Alan Maskell Hereford, UK

Born and grew up in Bath, and played various bands including Ulterior Motives .
After a spell in Florida , he moved back to the UK and released "Harvey" in 2018 , a more rock based work .The follow-up "Wildflowers" is an intimate personal and reflective album , following a period of ill health and subsequent recovery .Latest release "One Life" is a group of new songs recorded during lockdown. ... more